JPS635925Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an overhead console for a sunroof vehicle.

Sunroof cars with a roof opening seem to let outside air into the cabin through the opening when driving, but perhaps due to the airflow rising along the front window, outside air is not brought in through the opening. ,
In particular, it is not possible to introduce outside air to the driver's seat and passenger seat directly below the opening, and the opening is merely used to create a sense of openness.

An object of the present invention is to provide an overhead console that utilizes the opening of a sunroof vehicle to ventilate the interior of the vehicle, particularly to introduce and ventilate fresh air to the vicinity of the occupant's head.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates an opening of a sunroof vehicle, and reference numeral 2 indicates a console body, which is an overhead console of the present invention.

This console main body 2 is mounted on the inside of the vehicle cabin at approximately the center of the opening 1 in the longitudinal direction (F in FIG. 1 indicates the front of the vehicle), and is equipped with a clock 3, a switch 4 for opening/closing the sunroof panel, an interior lamp 5, etc. is provided.

The present invention provides ventilation holes 6 with louvers on both sides of the console body 2, and has movable intake ducts 7 and exhaust ducts 8 inside the console body 2, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. It was established.

The intake duct 7 has an intake port facing the front of the vehicle, and the exhaust duct 8 has an exhaust port facing the rear of the vehicle, and both ducts 7 and 8 are provided so as to be retractable from the opening 1.

An embodiment of the mechanism for moving the ducts 7 and 8 in and out will be described with reference to FIG. The intake duct 7 and the exhaust duct 8 are pivotally connected to the console main body 2 by pivots 9a and 9b, respectively, so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction, with the intake ports and exhaust ports facing oppositely in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

Further, a control lever 10 is provided with a handle thereof protruding from the lower surface of the console main body 2, and the control lever 10 has a neutral position approximately at the midpoint between the pivot points of the two ducts 7 and 8 by the pivots 9a and 9b. The control lever 10 is integrally formed with operating rods 11a and 11b that extend in the front-rear direction.

On the other hand, one ends of push rods 12a and 12b are pivotally connected to the intake duct 7 and the exhaust duct 8, and a return spring 13 is attached between the pivot point and the console body 2 to pull both the ducts 7 and 8 downward, respectively. It is being The other end of the push rod 12a is in contact with the tip of the front operating rod 11a integral with the control lever 10, and the other end of the push rod 12b is in contact with the tip of the rear operating rod 11b.

Further, a neutral position confirmation switch 14 of the control lever 10 is provided, which enables automatic opening/closing of the sunroof panel only when the intake and exhaust ducts 7 and 8 are recessed into the console body 2 when the control lever 10 is in the neutral position.
is provided. This switch 14 is connected to the sunroof panel opening/closing switch 4 shown in FIG. 15 closes the contacts of the switch 14 to close the electric circuit of the sunroof panel opening/closing switch 4 to enable opening/closing control of the sunroof panel;
5, the contact of the switch 14 is opened to open the electric circuit of the sunroof panel opening/closing switch 4, disabling the opening/closing control of the sunroof panel,
Safety measures are taken to prevent inconveniences such as breakage and damage due to operation of the sunroof panel when the intake and exhaust ducts 7 and 8 are protruding. Therefore, only when the control lever 10 is in the neutral position where the intake and exhaust ducts 7 and 8 are recessed into the console body 2, the sunroof panel is operated by operating the opening/closing switch 4, and the opening 1 is opened/closed. .

Since the present invention has the structure as described above, when the control lever 10 is moved forward with the sunroof panel open, the intake duct 7 is moved to the opening 1.
Outside air is received through the intake port which protrudes further upward and faces forward, and is introduced into the vehicle interior through the ventilation port 6. Furthermore, when the control lever 10 is moved rearward, the exhaust duct 8 protrudes, and the air inside the vehicle is sucked into the ventilation hole 6.
Exhaust air is discharged through the exhaust port facing rearward. Further, when there is no need to introduce outside air or exhaust inside air, the control lever 10 is set to the neutral position and both ducts 7 and 8 are recessed into the console main body 2.

As described above, according to the present invention, even in the case of a sunroof vehicle that is not equipped with an overhead console, sufficient outside air cannot be introduced into the vehicle interior through the opening. When a console is installed, the overhead console becomes an obstacle, making it increasingly difficult to bring in outside air.In sunroof vehicles, when the sunroof panel is opened, either the intake duct or the exhaust duct can be opened with a single touch of the control lever. Since it protrudes further upward, it is possible to introduce outside air and exhaust inside air through the overhead console. In addition, the sunroof panel can be electrically opened and closed only when the control lever's neutral position confirmation switch is activated when the intake and exhaust ducts are recessed, thereby preventing damage caused by collision between the sunroof panel and the intake and exhaust ducts. are doing.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are side views, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a diagram of the operating mechanism of the suction and exhaust ducts. 1... Opening, 2... Console body, 6...
Ventilation port, 7...Intake duct, 8...Exhaust duct,
10...Control lever, 14...Neutral position confirmation switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] This is an overhead console that is installed on the inside of the vehicle cabin in the longitudinal direction approximately at the center of the opening of a sunroof vehicle equipped with a sunroof panel that opens and closes electrically. An intake duct facing the front of the vehicle and an exhaust duct having an exhaust port facing the rear of the vehicle are provided so as to be retractable through the opening of the sunroof, and a control lever for operating the intake duct and the exhaust duct to retract and retract is provided on the lower surface of the console body. An overhead console for a sunroof vehicle, which is provided with a neutral position confirmation switch for a control lever that enables electric opening/closing of a sunroof panel only when the intake and exhaust ducts are retracted.